Chain and flight connection.



W. P. GOLDREN. I CHAIN AND FLIGHT CONNECTION.

' 'APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 18,1913. g

Patehted 0013.13 1914.

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v W. P. OOLDREN. 0mm AND FLIGHT CONNECTION.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 18,1913.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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Swuwwtog Unirnn ST TES PATENT oFnioE.

WILLIAM P; COLDREN, on LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA.-

CHAIN AND FLIGHT connnc'rron.

Application filed Jun e18, 191a T 0 all whom it may concern vator chains as either an inside or an outside link and another objectof invention .is to provide a link of such constructlon'th'at ineonnection Witha no-Velfprm of pin, said 'links can be securely connected together without the-aid of bolts,"n'11ts andrivets and' a still further 'objecti of the invention is fiiprovide 'a' link to whi'ohfltlie flight attachingumeans can be securely fastened" in the assemblage of links constit nting 'thechain. -A-nothei' object is to provideaflight conkeyereo'f such. construction that when pmp-- erly assembled or positioned upon the links theseveral parts will be held together with-i out the a-idof a"'-bolt,- the-jboltbeing eniployedformerely the purpose iof. maintain- V ingthe partisan-their proper'relative posi; tions', all strain being .lreliered therefrom of which Will be "fully described hereinafter T'With these various objects. Krista, my ini ention" c'on sts in the; noyel' featnres of con struc t1on,..=c0mb1nat1on and arrangement all:

andpo-inted outin'th'e claims.

- In teammate-gs, forming: a part of-this gether and having. one of thejfiight icon-nee a, detail perspective :view ofthe.flight coil I p p links are firstplaced with their apertures'so spectifve' iew :of one, of the links; ,'-Figl' 3 is;

nector Fig; {his a'detail perspectiire view-er the, pin. Fig; 5 is-a section on the line 5"7'5 ;-pers ective v e v the 1 11 I, J heads"engaging th -exterior of detailgpers iv viewfof-io e o fth angle-f:- cwil lfsennely bind'allof the linkskin-proper- Q .g h r d illus r t n a. d of; the-flight e n a .te

of Fig; :1; mg; 6 is a detai1 perspectisie View showing-5a "number oi l inlzsqconnec tegi tofi' ification det '1- shaped }connectors: Fig; 19 1s 7 detail} n Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. is; 1914. seria1no.-774,4e2.'

In carrying wit myinventionI employ a link-A, which may besix inches,-nine--inches, v

or any. other desired length and the depth and thickness of the linkcan be governed according to the natnreof the Workdesired. These links A are-elongated asshown and adjacent each end are constructed with v key-hole shaped'openings *Bthc narrow portion thereof extending toward the adj a'cent end of the link. f At'the'eentral portion of shown at C,'-saidrecess extending from one the link one face thereofis recessed as edge of link to a; pointfladjacent-the'oppo site edge, said recess being rectangular in shape and of iiniforin depth and thickness.

recessed portion of the link-is apertured 'as-shown at D, the opposite race of "inside links but a rrangedo'ne upon each side of the "combined inside linksand "in order the link being countersunk as shown. at D; In'making up the chain'the two linksare';

, to connect thesefinside andouts'idelinks to- "'gether'ini pivotal connectiong'l employ pins E having heads E,of,large r diameter than the pin 'propei'fsaid-heads' being of a size to pass through the large portion of the openings Biwihile the 'pin iproper is see size to fit into the narrow -aportion "of said openings B;

The pins E '-=are' also' -constrnctedi With parallelfaced.lugs 'E?; adjacent the heads with the outsidel-inks-{while the-inside links will; be lfr'e' In some instalibesfit mayi at the centralpertionofthepinx passed throng j, .an'dthedby giving'the links directions Spectiie'yiew of t-hec'onnecting pin s" ens. By mean's 'of -this constipation} f olt's and rivets areicompletely eliminated.

vso that the pin will be' heldfinfiiied relation a, turn, upon e central Org beedesirable to iock the; pin =withip the inside linksandjin "that caseinfsteadofprovidingparallel-fa ced" It willloficoursefi-be understoodthat i tithe? pro-per longitudinal nov'einent in Qppo-j I ili -p inlwi-llz befforced' into the-'narrowportion of the openings'i and the in registel vtiljratgtheiheads'efpins cal'nQbe j For the purpose of connecting the con-- veyer or elevator flight to the link, '1 employ a novel construction of connector which maybe termed a saddle or yoke F, and which is essentially U shaped tor a greater portion of its heightasfshown'at F and thencontracted and continued in parall el relation as shown at F, the con tracted and parallel portions being apertured as shown at .F and the main body of the,- yoke or saddle is provided with oppositely disposed aperturd wings F to which ia'sflight may be attached,

f H-In".-attaching the 'connectoi: to the links, I

place two links, with their flat faces together'andbring their recessed portions oppositefjieach other and then theselinks are passeditogether partially through the yoke ----'or;;sa;dd le and the contracted parallel por- ,tions-broiight-finto engagement with the re- [cessed sides iofthe links and it will be seeh" itha-twhenso positioned they fit snugly into the-recess and bind all of the various parts 1 together interlocking as it were, and in proper posiition's I employ a bolt G, which order" to hold all of these parts in their is fpassed through the parallel ap'ertured portions of the'fyoke or saddle and through the central portion of the links. Owing however, to the interlocking jfeature of the various elements, allstrain is relieved-from this belt and a thoroughly rigid and durable connector is provided for connecting theflightto the links of the chain.

t w l th s ,qlt willof course be understood that is immaterial whether the yoke or saddle is placed-from the under or upper side of the links solong as the contracted parallel por -tions are recessed portionsof. the links. p p s p,

be seen that I provide a novel brought into engagement with the construction of link, a novel manner of con 1 accomplished.

necting the same'and a novel form of connection' tortheaflight and link whereby all of the. objects hereinbefore referred to are In-i- Figs-.Y (S end 8.1 show a slightly; main; fiedzfonm offlight connector in the form of two-gangl plates --K, isaid plates-being of .50 .7

Such size" as to fit t fl'ecsses thei lmks ,andthe apertures K through which fasten} -ing'gfholts can be passed 'l'hese pla'tes have two sets of apertures through-which bolts are passed for the purpose of connect= ing the-flights. Two series of openingsare employed for the reason" that sometimes these plates are attached to the links when -said links are arranged as inside links and at other times when said links are arranged asoutside links and the apertures or openings K are so positi ned that one set or the other '1. The combination w th a chain; com posed ofaplurality of links, each link hav- .ing a recess, intermediate its ends, said link being apertured at saidreoessed'portion, of a flight connector consisting of a yok'e portion having' -oppositely disposed wings ad otthe apertureswill registenwith the apertures in the flight. What I claim is rw jacent the connecting member of said-yoke posed of a pluralityof links each linkhav- 3 ing an open recess iiitermediate its ends said link being apeitured at said recessed portion of a yoke portion comprisinga connec- 'tion member, parallel members provided with oppositely disposed laterally extending wings contracted portions "and parallel free ends, said ends being apertured and so shaped ad spaced apart=as to fit into oppositely disposed recesses of parallel links, and

a boltpassingthrough the apertured links and jendsoof; yoke as set forth.

adjacent the connecting portion of said yoke, and free ends of said yoke being shaped and-spaced-apart asto fit into the oppositelydisposed link recesses and a bolt pasliing through said opened yokeends. and i p tr: J URKEY;

"3.1he combination with a'pair oflinks,

'havingside recesses of-a -yoke having o-ppositely disposedulaterally projectingwings 

